# YouTube Transcript MCP

> Use this tool when you need to extract and manage transcripts from YouTube videos, solving problems such as accessing video content for analysis, translation, or accessibility purposes. It takes YouTube video URLs as input and outputs transcripts, with management capabilities via MCP. Ideal for use cases requiring video content analysis, research, or repurposing.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/friv-youtube-transcript-dev  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/friv-youtube-transcript-dev

## Description

Extract YouTube transcripts and manage history via MCP

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-05-11

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/friv/youtube-transcript-dev)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "friv-youtube-transcript-dev"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/friv-youtube-transcript-dev` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/friv-youtube-transcript-dev/pull`

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